Reporting to Lord Lin Yi, the enemy forces are attacking; they have organized an army of over a hundred thousand and are approaching us in a mighty throng.
However, due to it being night, they did not ride horses but mostly marched on foot!
Hearing this, Lin Yi was not surprised; after all, the enemy was at war and capable of employing any strategy.
That’s why he immediately ordered messengers to instruct the army to prepare for battle.
This time, he did not beat the drums, but instead, he acted according to a plan.
And he had everyone keep a silent vigil,
Giving the impression to the enemy that our side was just standing guard as usual,
Unaware of their approach,
Which made the barbarians even more excited,
Thinking that if they could get close, within 300 steps before starting their siege, they would undoubtedly catch us off guard.
It was not impossible that they could take Hangu Pass in one fell swoop.
Thinking thus, the leading general became increasingly excited and agitated.
Suppressing the urge to shout out loud, he restrained his emotions in his heart.
Advancing with light steps, he slowly made his way toward the city wall,
But as their numbers were too large, and despite the cover of night, some clues were inevitably discovered,
And thus, when they approached within three miles, the enemy’s spies detected them.
However, the defending army did not seem to react.
At this, the barbarian leader was taken aback.
He couldn’t understand how the enemy could remain so composed.
Especially now when a large army was about to besiege them.
Ordinary people might have knelt and begged for mercy by this point,
Yet this fellow stood there as if nothing was amiss,
And the same was true for the people around him, distinctly different from the previous soldiers.
The previous soldiers showed fear at the sight of their enemy.
But the eyes of these men seemed to gleam at the sight of them.
This left the barbarian momentarily bewildered, uncertain of what the enemy was plotting.
And unsure where these people had come from.
At any rate, the arrow was on the bowstring, and it had to be shot.
Thus, when this army got within three miles of the city wall, suddenly, as the chief swung his arm high, he shouted, "Lads, charge!"
The massive army of over a hundred thousand, like a breach in a dike, surged wildly towards the city wall,
And these men were seasoned by battle, especially some soldiers who coordinated seamlessly,
Quickly moving the Cloud Ladders into place.
However, just as everyone rushed forward, and the frontmost troops had drawn within less than 50 steps, Lin Yi suddenly yelled, "Fire!"
Immediately thereafter came the crackling sound that Lin Yi knew all too well: the sound of Firearms being fired,
Signifying that the Firearms were ready to bring the enemy down,
In addition to these expert archers, Lin Yi also nodded at the catapult operators on the other side; clearly, they were anxious,
Eagerly awaiting Lin Yi’s command to launch their projectiles from the catapult.
The device they controlled was a large-scale weapon of mass destruction,
Packing more punch than even the cannons,
Once dropped into a crowd and exploding, the iron nails and Iron Nails wrapped inside the Explosive Bag would undoubtedly cause extensive damage.
Meanwhile, the cannons also roared,
As the ammunition was hurled, the cannons on the city wall began to thunderously boom and roar,
Stunning everyone the moment the cannons were fired,
Even their own soldiers were startled.
They had witnessed cannon fire before,
Or rather, almost every one of them had seen it.
But in this situation, where Firearms and cannons interweaved with the explosive firing of Explosive Bags, it gave them quite a shock.
Not to mention how the barbarians felt at that moment—seeing them tossing aside their Cloud Ladders, throwing them on the ground, and without a second thought, turning on their heels to flee.
It was clear they were frightened out of their wits, seeing their comrades inexplicably falling around them.
How could this not shock and scare them?
At this moment, the leader from the Grassland was no different,
Standing at the back, watching the battle, he suddenly froze on the spot,
Watching the constant flashes and blasts of the massive weapons on the city wall; each one was like a dagger to his heart.
Goodness, what were these things? Why were they so formidable?
To scatter his living forces in such a short span of time?